The Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Hours of Work and Watchkeeping) Regulations 1997. Guidance on their requirements is in MSN 1767.

(1) Reference number; 

Bottomry is pledging a ship, and respondentia is pledging cargo, as security for "necessaries" (e. g. bunkers, stores, repairs) to complete a voyage. Modern communication technologies have made both obsolete.

(1) Drawings of fore and aft deck showing possible emergency towing arrangements; 

The ship security plan will identify what records are to be kept of security activities, where these records are kept and for how long the Company wishes to retain them. The MCA requires them to be retained on board for three years.

The body of law which is mostly judge-made, as well as ancient customs. It is based on precedent and is recorded in major legal textbooks (e. g. Scrutton on Charterparties & Bills of Lading), but not in Parliamentary statutes.

A Procedures and Arrangements Manual.

To satisfy the MCA that the ro-ro ferry or high-speed passenger craft fulfils the necessary requirements for safe operation of a regular service.

Cover against: (1) actual total loss or constructive total loss of his ship's hull, machinery and equipment; 

Records of the following activities addressed in the ship security plan: 

Benin, Congo (formerly Brazzaville), Ecuador, Peru and Somalia all claim 200 nautical miles, while Togo claims 30 nautical miles. (Notice 12, Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners, 2013)

In all cases, those of the authorising officer and the person responsible for carrying out the specified work. If the authorising officer formally transfers responsibility to another authorised person, either as a matter of routine or in an emergency, that person should also sign the permit to indicate transfer of full responsibility.

Claims in the areas of: particular average; general average; collision liability; sue and labour charges; salvage charges; actual and constructive total loss; and collision recoveries.

(1) Against issue of a "clean" bill of lading when cargo is shipped that is not in "apparent good order and condition"; 

To ensure the payment of adequate, prompt and effective compensation for damage caused by pollution resulting from the escape or discharge of bunker oil from ships.